SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved rate a decrease for ComEd and rates increase for Ameren Illinois. ComEd says the lowered delivery rate announced Wednesday is the result of efficiencies generated from the ongoing rollout of its smart grid. The rate decrease is expected to mean the average residential customer should…
(KTRS) – Fans of the NFL and supporters of plans for a new stadium in St. Louis got a big win Thursday. A committee on the Board of Aldermen approved a proposal that calls on the city to finance $150 million of the $1 billion project. The 7-2 vote moves the bill to the full Board…
SPARTA, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri police chief has resigned after killing a caged pit bull so he could respond to a car crash. Sparta Mayor Mike Younker says Police Chief Andrew Spencer submitted his resignation. The Springfield News-Leader that Spencer was placed on administrative leave in late November. A police report says a…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has signed into law a major education law setting U.S. public schools on a new course of accountability. Obama signed the bipartisan rewrite of No Child Left Behind at the White House on Thursday. The law will change the way teachers are evaluated and how the poorest performing schools…
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Nearly half of the people living in the U.S. illegally are believed to have entered the country legally and stayed on expired visas. To combat the problem, the federal government on Thursday is launching one of its most ambitious efforts to track them. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin capturing…
Nuclear waste was illegally dumped at West Lake Landfill in 1973
Macon, MO (KTVI) The FBI is investigating after being notified of a large quantity of pre-paid cellphones purchased at three Walmart stores in Missouri in the past week. Fox 2 reports the purchases were made at Walmart stores in Macon, Columbia, and Lebanon. Law enforcement agencies report cellphones are potential tools in the hands of…
